Great Film Performances of 2012

When director Tom Hooper was looking to cast his Jean Valjean in “Les Misérables,” he quickly realized only one man could pull off the physicality, the dramatics, and the singing. “My shortlist rapidly became one, and that was Hugh Jackman,” Hooper says. “I couldn’t have made this film without him.” On hearing this praise, Jackman responds, “He certainly didn’t share that with me before I got the role,” then adds, “Nor should he have.”